DETROIT – Chevrolet
sold a record 2.5 million vehicles around the world in the first six months of
2013, up 1.4 percent over the same period in 2012, and achieved its 11th
straight quarter of increased sales on the strength of new products like the Onix subcompact
car in Brazil, Impalafull-size sedan in the
U.S. and Colorado midsize
pickup in Southeast Asia.

Overall, General
Motors Co. posted sales of more than 4.85 million vehicles in the first half of
2013, an increase of nearly 4 percent over the same period in 2012.

“Chevrolet is in the midst of the most aggressive new
product roll-out in the brand’s history,” said Alan Batey, senior vice
president of Global Chevrolet. “The continued sales growth around the world is
a result of a focused effort to strengthen Chevrolet’s presence in developing
markets as well as its relationship with consumers by offering the right
products, technologies, and world-class customer service.”

In
the U.S., Chevrolet’s small car lineup continues to attract new customers to
the brand. Sales of the Sonic,
Spark,
Cruze
and Volt
combined were up nearly 25 percent in the first half of 2013. Full-size truck sales also increased 23
percent over the same period and dealers are delivering the all-new Silverado
to eager consumers at a rapid pace, averaging only 10 days on dealer lots.

The top
five Chevrolet sales markets in the first six months of 2013 were:

Market

First Half of 2013

% Change

United States

1.02 million

5.6

China

322,000

6.1

Brazil

305,000

5.1

Mexico

91,000

15.7

Russia

80,200

(16.1)

GM first half
2013 sales in North America were up nearly 8 percent and nearly 7 percent
throughout its International Operations. GM achieved a sales record in China
with a 10.6 percent increase to 1,567,392 units.

General
Motors Global Sales Summary:

Units

2013

Units

2012

% Change

% of Industry

2013

% of Industry

2012

North America

1,641,717

1,524,495

7.7

17.2

17.0

Europe

797,333

853,059

(6.5)

8.4

8.5

South America

496,719

501,510

(1.0)

17.2

18.2

International
Operations*

1,917,079

1,790,853

7.0

9.4

9.3

Total Global

4,852,848

4,669,917

3.9

11.5

11.4

GM
North America = United States, Canada, Mexico and other North American markets

GM
in Europe = Western, Central and Eastern Europe plus Russia/ CIS

GM
International Operations = Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East

*
Iran, North Korea, Syria and Sudan are excluded from sales volume and market
share calculations